Ex-IRA man Nathan Kinsella, who was due to go to trial over alleged money laundering offences, has pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to furnish tax returns.
Kinsella (44), of Richmond in Blackrock, Co Dublin, entered the guilty pleas on Thursday before the Special Criminal Court.
The charges are that whilst having an address at Tasaggart House, Saggart in Co Dublin, he failed without reasonable excuse to deliver to the Revenue Commissioners a full and true return for the purposes of capital acquisitions tax as required by section 46(2) of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 on or before October 31st, 2018.
He further pleaded guilty to two additional counts of the same offence on or before October 31st, 2019, whilst having an address in Dublin, and on or before October 31st, 2020, whilst having an address at Richmond, Newtownpark, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
The matter was put back to January 22nd, 2024, for sentencing.
Alan Ryan funeral
Kinsella was jailed by the same court 10 years ago after a garda investigation into paramilitary activity at the funeral of Dissident Republican Alan Ryan.
The defendant had pleaded guilty to membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the Irish Republican Army, otherwise Oglaigh na hEireann, otherwise the IRA on September 13th, 2012 and was sentenced to two years.
Dissident Republican Alan Ryan was shot dead outside his home in Clongriffin in North Dublin in September 2012. Kinsella was himself shot two months later.
Kinsella's partner, Jennifer Dunne (38), also of Richmond, Blackrock, is charged with the same tax and money laundering offences.
Paul Greene SC, counsel for Ms Dunne, told the court that his client has three documents of interest that involve returns to the Revenue, and these are available in hard copy at the accused’s home. He said the documents will be furnished to the prosecution before the weekend, and Ms Dunne’s case was adjourned to next Monday.
Kinsella and Ms Dunne were previously charged with money laundering offences under Section 7 of Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.
The couple were charged with converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing or using property, namely funds lodged to an AIB account on dates between January 1st, 2018, and December 31st, 2019, within the State, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property was the proceeds of criminal conduct.
Dominic McGinn SC, prosecuting, said that the State would now be entering a nolle prosequi on these charges in relation to Kinsella.
